Paimio
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Paimio (Template:IPA; Template:Langx) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of Template:Data Finland municipality/population count ({{#time: j F Y|Template:Data Finland municipality/population count }})<ref name="population_count"/> and covers an area of Template:Convert of which Template:Convert is water.<ref name="total_area"/> The population density is Template:Convert. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Paimio centre is called Vista, divided by the church hill to Upper Vista (Ylä-Vista) and Lower Vista (Ala-Vista).
Important buildings
Paimio is best known for Paimio Sanatorium operating as a part of Turku University Hospital. It was built in 1932 and designed by architect Alvar Aalto and originally served as a tuberculosis sanatorium.
Notable persons
- Jarno Koskiranta, ice hockey player
- Tero Koskiranta, ice hockey player
- Mika Ojala, footballer
- Anders Planman, astronomer, professor of physics and mathematician
- Count R. H. Rehbinder, statesman; the Secretary of State for the Grand Duchy<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- V. J. Sukselainen, politician
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Paimio is twinned with:
- Template:Flagicon Audru Parish, Estonia
- Template:Flagicon Ljungby Municipality, Sweden
- Template:Flagicon Zelenogorsk, Russia
- Template:Flagicon Sovetsky, Russia
- Template:Flagicon Tølløse, Denmark
- Template:Flagicon Ås, Norway
- Template:Flagicon Öckerö Municipality, Sweden
- Template:Flagicon Odenthal, Germany
References
External links
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- Town of Paimio – Official website